It is a lovely day outside in my part of the United States so what am I doing inside on the computer? Attempting to be a productive writer. If you saw my Twitter post recently I really did try to write a blog last weekend. However, it turned into a lot of whining which did not need to be immortalized on the net. So it can live in the archives of one of my email accounts where I won't completely forget about it but can't torture the rest of the world.
The past few days I've been actively trying to drag myself out of my funk. Yeah I've been stressing over a lot of different things and that's seriously hindered my writing. Writing might be my way of dealing with things most of the time but there are some issues even that doesn't help. So it's been a lot of sounding off to a few friends and meditating asking for help. I got some answers, a little guidance, and a whole lot of crying to purge the negative emotions. Not sure the tears are completely done yet but getting closer so there's a little space in my head for the character voices to find a spot again.
In my home there are massive piles of notebooks and bundles of papers. These are stories. Some are just a few sentences I jotted down as an idea came to me. Others have actual scenes, character details, and research I've done. A couple are nearly completed ideas I wrote long ago. They date back to my childhood. Yep, I'm a pack rat at least where my books and notebooks are concerned. This weekend I chose one of those notebooks with some scenes, characters, and research to try working on. It's somewhat ironic that I wrote those pages over a year ago but they coincide pretty closely with recent discussions I've had with a few of you. Struck me as funny anyway so I'm attempting to return to that story idea. We shall see where it goes.
Which brings me back to sitting at my computer on such a lovely day. I have the iTunes on shuffle (it seems to think I need to listen to metal today) with a bottle of tea in front of me. The referenced notebook and pen are at my side and will become my focus when I get off from this little project. There is a writing group today, two in fact, but I am not going to either. Sorry, Amazon and Mom. Instead I am going to leave the computer just playing music and settle in on my balcony with the notebook and tea. Perhaps I can get Dozer to join me out in the sunshine.
Speaking of, I've been meaning to add a few pictures here. I know everyone gets referred to by nicknames around here but that doesn't mean I can't post pictures. Who shall be the first victim... I mean subject? *grin* I'll go with Dozer as he's right beside me. He does love his furry little monster and my bed.
The past few days I've been actively trying to drag myself out of my funk. Yeah I've been stressing over a lot of different things and that's seriously hindered my writing. Writing might be my way of dealing with things most of the time but there are some issues even that doesn't help. So it's been a lot of sounding off to a few friends and meditating asking for help. I got some answers, a little guidance, and a whole lot of crying to purge the negative emotions. Not sure the tears are completely done yet but getting closer so there's a little space in my head for the character voices to find a spot again.
In my home there are massive piles of notebooks and bundles of papers. These are stories. Some are just a few sentences I jotted down as an idea came to me. Others have actual scenes, character details, and research I've done. A couple are nearly completed ideas I wrote long ago. They date back to my childhood. Yep, I'm a pack rat at least where my books and notebooks are concerned. This weekend I chose one of those notebooks with some scenes, characters, and research to try working on. It's somewhat ironic that I wrote those pages over a year ago but they coincide pretty closely with recent discussions I've had with a few of you. Struck me as funny anyway so I'm attempting to return to that story idea. We shall see where it goes.
Which brings me back to sitting at my computer on such a lovely day. I have the iTunes on shuffle (it seems to think I need to listen to metal today) with a bottle of tea in front of me. The referenced notebook and pen are at my side and will become my focus when I get off from this little project. There is a writing group today, two in fact, but I am not going to either. Sorry, Amazon and Mom. Instead I am going to leave the computer just playing music and settle in on my balcony with the notebook and tea. Perhaps I can get Dozer to join me out in the sunshine.
Speaking of, I've been meaning to add a few pictures here. I know everyone gets referred to by nicknames around here but that doesn't mean I can't post pictures. Who shall be the first victim... I mean subject? *grin* I'll go with Dozer as he's right beside me. He does love his furry little monster and my bed.
I'm off to work on some ideas for the next couple hours. This story has nothing even close to a title so I can't give you that but I can tell you it started with me watching Ghost Hunters. Let your own imaginations go from there.
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